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Background

Bruce, a paralegal for one of the 50 largest law firms in Illinois, shops around for his firm’s corporate searching and filing needs. Bruce was unsatisfied with the length of turn-around time from many of the corporate service providers he used, which cost him more time and his clients more money, not to mention being riddled with hidden charges and fees that he was forced to pass along to his clients.

Challenge and Solutions

To solve this problem, Bruce needed to find a corporate vendor with a faster turn-around time, no hidden fees, and more competitive pricing than the others. "It came to the point where we thought getting an invoice with surprise hidden charges was normal and paying hundreds of dollars for a routine filing was unavoidable," said Bruce. Saving the firm's clients time and money was of the utmost importance to him.

In May of 2005 Bruce decided to start using First Corporate Solutions because of their competitive pricing and fee structure. "I wanted to find a provider that understood the importance of what we do and would be able to provide services to our clients for a reasonable fee," recalled Bruce.

After using First Corporate Solutions for a couple of months, Bruce started noticing the full benefits of the switch. "Looking back after a couple of months, we realized we were spending less time waiting to receive important documents," said Bruce. "Their customer service is fast and friendly. By switching to First Corporate Solutions, we received much more than we were initially searching for at a lot less cost."

Results

  • Bruce was able to increase his firm’s efficiency due to shorter turn-around times.
  • Because of better pricing, he was also able to pass along thousands of dollars worth of savings to his clients, which resulted in increased client satisfaction.

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Resources

Streamline Your Corporate Filing Process by Reserving Your Business Name

Name an Outside Party as Registered Agent to Ensure Sensitive Documents are Handled Appropriately

Follow These Simple Tips to Save Time and Money by Reducing Your Number of Rejected Filings

Interact With Corporate Documents With Confidence When You Understand State Filing Office Terminology

Use This Reference Guide to Familiarize Yourself with Good Standing Certificates

Do You Need Plain or Certified Copies of Corporate Documents? Use This Reference Guide to Help You Decide

Budget Cuts and Advancing Technology Have State Filing Offices Changing the Way They Certify Documents

Budget Cuts Lead to Slow Processing Times for Public Records - Try These Tricks to Secure Documents in Time for Closing

Choosing a Service Provider can be a Daunting Task – This Reference Guide Offers 3 Tips to Help You Evaluate Your Options

Corporate Filings Are Often Rejected for Simple Errors-Follow These Simple Steps to Avoid Rejection of Your Business Entity Filings

Unfavorable Corporate Status Can Put Business Entities at Risk - Read on to Learn More About Bad Corporate Standing

The Uniform Commercial Code Guides Commercial Transactions in The United States - Read on to Learn More About The Code and Article 9, Secured Transactions

The UCC1 Financing Statement Form is Filed to Give Constructive Notice of a Secured Party’s Interest in a Debtor’s Property - Read on to Learn About What Information is Required on The Form

The Secured Party, Not Filing Officer is Responsible for Accuracy and Completeness of a UCC Financing Statement

UCC Filing Mistakes Can Jeopardize a Lender’s Ability to Collect on a Bad Debt - Watch Out For These Common Mistakes on Financing Statements

UCC Filing Mistakes Can Jeopardize a Lender’s Ability to Collect on a Bad Debt - Watch Out For These Common Mistakes on Change Statements

A Lapsed Filing Can Cost a Secured Party Their Priority Position to Collect - Follow These Steps to Guarantee Timely Filing of Continuations

A Lapsed Filing Statement Cannot be Revived, But You Do Have Options - Read on to Learn About What You Can do to Minimize Your Risk in the Event of an Accidentally Lapsed UCC

Don’t Panic – You Have Options When Dealing With Fraudulently Filed Terminations

Sole Proprietorships are Considered Individuals, Not Businesses in the Eyes of the Uniform Commercial Code

Rejected UCC Filings are Costly and Inconvenient, but a Filing Accepted with Errors Can Be Even More Dangerous

Keep Your UCC Filing Costs Down by Adopting Some or All of The Best Practices Discussed in This Reference Guide

UCCs Filed with a Trade Name Attached to the Business Name May Fail to Properly Identify the Debtor under Revised Article 9

Rejected Filings Cost Secured Parties Time and Money - Follow These Simple Steps to Avoid Rejection of Your UCC Filings

A UCC is Only Perfected if it Gets the Debtor Name Right - This Guide Provides Information on Determining the Correct Name for UCC Filings on Business Debtors

Collateral Statements are Often Included as Attachment Pages for UCC Financing Statements - This Guide Discusses the Dangers of Missing Attachments

E-Filed UCC Documents May Undergo Minor Formatting Changes - Read on to Learn What Kind of Changes You Can Expect

In the Race to be First to Collect, Some Lenders Pre-file UCC Financing Statements – This Reference Guide Provides Information

There Are a Few Occasions Where a UCC Record with a Corresponding Termination Statement Can Still Be Effective – This Reference Guide Provides Information on These Cases

It is Important to Search All Names Under Which Liens Could be Filed - This Reference Guide Provides Information on Determining What Party Names to Search

Manage and Mitigate Your Risk With a Comprehensive Due Diligence Search Package

Searching the Correct Filing Offices Helps Avoid Surprise Liens

Follow These Simple Searching Tips to Improve the Quality of Your Lien Searching Efforts

UCC Search Reports Vary in Appearance and Contain Different Information Depending on the Data Source - This Reference Guide Provides Tips for Interpreting UCC Search Results

For the Greatest Peace of Mind, Look for UCC Search Solutions That Reveal Similar Names

Before Using Any Online UCC and Lien Search System, be Sure to Evaluate it Carefully to Understand Its Limitations

Tax Lien and Judgment Lien Searches are a Critical Part of a Thorough Due Diligence Investigation

Save Time by Letting Your Searcher Know up Front if You Expect Hits on a Lien Search

A Search to Reflect Confirms Proper Indexing of a UCC Filing and Verifies its Position Relative to Other Creditors

A Search to Reflect is a Critical Final Step in Your UCC Filing Process. This Reference Guide Provides Information on How Long to Wait After Filing a UCC to Order a Reflective Search

Don’t Cut Corners in Your Lien Searches, Incorporate These Cost Saving Strategies to Keep Due Diligence Costs Down

Watch Out for Exact Name Lien Searches - This Guide Discusses Why it is a Good Idea to Include Name Variations in Your Lien Searches

The Uniform Commercial Code Establishes Guidelines for Where UCCs are to be Filed - Save Time and Money by Performing Focused UCC Searches

Broad Based Name Searching Features are Powerful Tools That Help Searchers Uncover Name Variations and Locate Mis-Indexed Filings

High Copy Costs Can Inflate Diligence Invoices - This Guide Discusses Strategies for Keeping Copy Costs Down

The Fees Associated with Due Diligence Searches Can be Confusing - This Guide Offers Information on What Fees You Can Typically Expect

A UCC Search Might Show UCCs Filed Beyond the Search’s Through Date - This Guide Discusses Why

This Guide Discusses Maximizing Lien Search Results as a Strategy for Uncovering Hidden Lien and Locating Critical Filings Under Name Variations

Simple Set up and Business Friendly Laws Draw Many Businesses to Delaware

State of Delaware Offers Preclearance Review of Corporate Documents to Help Guard Against Rejections

With So Many Businesses Organizing in Delaware, it Has Become a High Volume UCC Search State - Read On to Learn About UCC Searching in Delaware

Delaware State UCC Search Logic Drops Certain Noise Words from Search Strings

Learn to Order a Civil Litigation Search to Achieve the Best Results - This Reference Guide Walks You Through the Five Pieces of Information You Will Need to Give Your Searcher

Most Customers Search the State Court of General Jurisdiction and U.S. District Court as Part of Their Pre Funding Due Diligence

A Civil Judgment is a Good Indicator of a Prospect’s Character, but a Judgment Lien is the Piece That Can Jeopardize a Lender’s Ability to Collect


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